1 No Bird Flu Patient So Far: Thailand Assures Last Updated: Feb 6 2007 10:11AM There has been no bird flu patient since the beginning of this year while 27 cases suspected of contracting the bird flu are awaiting lab test results, said Disease Control Director General Dr Thawat Suntrajarn. Since the beginning of this year, 446 people have been suspected of contracting the bird flu but none of them was confirmed to have the deadly disease so far, according to TNA report.   [Thailand] Random Tests Start On Migratory Birds Last Updated: Feb 3 2007 10:37AM Random H5N1 testing of migratory birds started yesterday in Angthong's Samko district, said Livestock Development Depart-ment director-general Pirom Srijan. The province was declared a bird-flu outbreak zone on Thursday after tests confirmed fowl had been infected.   [Thailand] Third Thai Bird Flu Outbreak Of 2007 Last Updated: Feb 3 2007 12:01AM Thailand's third bird flu outbreak this year has been confirmed by the Livestock Development Department. Livestock chief Pirom Srichan said on Thursday that his staff were alerted to the mysterious deaths of six chickens belonging to a villager in Samko district last week.   Three Mekong Nations Discuss Bird Flu Prevention Last Updated: Feb 1 2007 3:52PM Thailand, Laos and Cambodia jointly discussed implementing more efficient measures to monitor avian influenza (bird flu) and other communicable diseases on their borders on Thursday in Bangkok. (cont)   FAO Raises Fears Over Use Of Disinfectants To Fight Bird Flu Last Updated: Jan 11 2007 10:28AM FAO Raises Fears Over Use Of Disinfectants To Fight Bird Flu The Food and Agriculture Organisation in Bangkok has recommended that livestock officials investigate the possible long-term effects on human health and the environment of the use of disinfectants to prevent outbreaks of bird flu. The ingredients of the disinfectants include some chemicals such as glutaraldehyde, which is normally used to preserve biological specimens. The disinfectants have been sprayed on a massive scale in nationwide campaigns to suppress the virus. ''No one knows for sure if the chemicals are safe.   1